Kitchen-cabinet.



PATENTED APB.. 10, 1906.

C. G. SWAHN. KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLIUATIUN FILED M1114. 1905.

SATES PATENT OFFICE.

KITCHEN-@nemen Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application ild April 14, 1905. Serial No. 255,506.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CARL GUsTAvr SwAnN, a subject of the King of Swedenand Norway, and a resident of the city of New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKi.tchen-Cabinets, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact specification,sufficient to enable others skilled inthe art to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to that class of devices known askitchen-cabinets and intended to be employed for the accommodation ofvarious kitchen supplies and kitchen utensils and to afford convenientaccess thereto.

The object of my invention is to provide or produce a simple, cheap, andconvenient kitchen-cabinet which may be employed for containing a supplyof coal and also a supply of wood with convenient means of accessthereto both for charging and removing these supplies, having also aremovable compartment or tray suitable for containing dishes or cutlery,and` which cabinet may be easily converted into an ice-box by use ofappropriate means for the reception of ice and the storage ofprovisions. v

To accomplish the abovementioned objects and to secure other and furtheradvantages and conveniences in the matters of construction, operation,and use, my improvements involve certain novel and useful arrangementsor combinations of parts and peculiar features of construction, all ofwhich will be herein first fully described and then pointed out in theclaims;

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a front elevation of my improved kitchen-cabinet. Fig. 2 is avertical section and elevation on a plane perpendicular to the front ofthe cabinet and through the door which closes the discharge-opening inthe coal-chute or coalcompartment. Fig. 3 is a vertical section andelevation on a plane parallel with the front of the cabinet and in frontof the coalchute door.' Fig. 4 is a horizontal view, and Fig. 5 avertical view, showing the general construction and arrangement of theice and provision receptacle intended to replace the removablecoal-compartment when required.

In all the figures like letters of reference, wherever they occur,indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the casing of the cabinet, which casing is preferably madeof metal and may be made of any desired size and in ornamental form, asmay be preferred. Of this casing, B is the cover extending over theentire interior and made removable to afford access to the interior, andthis cover is preferably hinged or mounted so as to slide, after themanner of the top covers of the ordinary forms of ice-boxes orcoal-boxes having such removable covers.

C represents the bottom plate.

The cabinet is preferably molded at top and formed in more or lessornamental design, and the casing is su plied with doors in the front,as representedpat D and E. The top molding is preferably fashioned so asto afford ledges, as at a and l), which will operate to sustain flangesor rims on the vessels or pockets which are located within the cabinetand form separable parts thereof.

F is a pocket for coal, the same being open at the top where it issupplied with a marginal flange to rest upon the ledge l) and closed atbottom at a little distance from the bottom of the cabinet, the bottomof this pocket being supplied with an eXtension-piece c, reaching downto the bottom plate C and located so as to come about to the end wall ofthe cabinet. This eXtension-piece operates to sustain a part of theweight of the pocket and its contents. The coal-pocket F has a verticalwall at the back of the cabinet, asindicated in Fig. 2, but the frontwall is in clined, as are also the end walls, as indicated in Fig. 3.The bottom of this coal-pocket being sustained above the bottom plate C,the space beneath the coal-pocket, as also the triangular space betweenthe end wall and the wall of the cabinet, is intended for containing asupply of wood, which may be introduced through the door E andconveniently withdrawn through the same. The compartmentfor wood is thusmade of ample extent.

The front wall 'of the coal-pocket is provided with a sliding door G,moving in suitable ways and operated by means of a cord or chain d,passing over suitable pulleys and extending to the exterior of the endof the cabinet, where it may be supplied with a suitable weight orcounterbalance e within convenient reach of the hand. A

The coal descends in the pocket by gravity and is directed to theopening covered by the sliding door G, through which it will pass whenthe door is opened. The door G is in- IOO IIO

tended to be made heavy enough so that it Will automatically close afterit has been raised. Extending from the bottom of the coal-pocket and tothe front wall of the cabinet is a plate f, on which the coal from thepocket Will be received and from which it may be easily and convenientlyshoveled or otherwise removed when the door D is opened. The openingcovered by door G extends to the bottom of the coal-pocket.

The supply of coal is introduced into the pocket through the top of thecabinet, all other interior fittings in the top of the cabinet havingbeen first removed.

H is a tray or other receptacle closed at bottom and fitted to bear attop upon the ledge a, which sustains it. This tray is provided withinclined side walls, so as to enter or project down into the coal-pocketwhen the latter is in place, and it affords a convenient receptacle fordishes, cutlery, or other kitchen utensils. It is to be lifted out whenthe charge of coal is to be introduced.

Vhen the cabinet is constructed, as thus far explained, .the coal andwood, of which it is capable of containing' an abundant supply for a dayor more, is conveniently stored Within it and concealed from view, whileit is easy to be reached and withdrawn as it is required for use, andthe receptacle H is liliewise easily accessible, and when the top B isin place conceals the articles which it may contain.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I is a vessel or box intended for the reception of iceand provisions. This box is fitted to be introduced into the cabinet andis supplied with a fiange g at top to rest upon the ledge Z) of thecabinet-walls, the dimensions of the box I being nearly those of theinterior of the cabinet. Around the box I is a protecting-piece, ofasbestos or other suitable non-conducting material, (represented at K,)the same being fluted or corrugated, so as to form air-spaces betweenthe cabinet and the box, the better to insure against undue radiation ofheat from the box or penetration of heat from the exterior. At 7L h arerests of suitable character to support interior shelves, as at i, ofwhich shelves there may be any desired number. The front of the box I isopen and the bottom is provided with a suitable closed portion 7s tocatch the drip from the ice and to hold the ice, if necessary. Access tothe ice-box or provision-chamber is had through the doors D and E.

I/Vith the ice and provision box the receptacle H may be employed, ifdesired, same as with the coal-pocket, and this receptacle, togetherwith the cover B, aords a double cover for the ice-box to eflectuallyprevent radiation through the upper part.

The coal pocket is easily withdrawn through the top of the cabinet, andit may then easily be replaced by the ice-box, and the ice-box may aseasily be replaced by the coal-pocket, so that the cabinet is fitted forconvenient and advantageous use both in summer and in winter.

Being constructed and arranged in accordance with the foregoingexplanations the improved kitchen-cabinet will be found to admirablyanswer all the purposes or objects of the invention hereinbefore alludedto.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new herein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a kitchen-cabinet having a door in front, the combination with thecasing of an interior removable coal-pocket provided with a slidingdoor, and means for operating the sliding door from the exterior,substantially as and for the purposes explained.

2. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with the casing, of a removablecoal-pocket and a removable dish or utensil receptacle located in theupper end of said pocket, and the cabinetecover, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with the casing having the doors,of an interior removable coal-pocket provided with a sliding door, thefront and end walls of the pocket being inclined and the pocket servingto divide the interior of the cabinet into separate compartments forcoal and wood, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a kitchen-cabinet, the combination with the casing having thedoors, of an interior removable coal -pocket having an inclined frontwall and a sliding door mounted in said wall, and a plate extending fromthe front wall of the coal-pocket to the front wall of the cabinet forreceiving the coal as it passes from the coal-pocket, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

5. The herein-described kitchen-cabinet, the same being composed of thevertical walls having doors, a removable top, the upper portion of thecabinet being supplied with ledges to receive flanges on the tops of theinterior removable vessels or receptacles, andv the interior vesselsarranged to be supported on the ledges, the parts being combined andarranged substantially as shown and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL GUSTAVF SWAHN.

Iitnesses:

C. SEDGwrcx, ERNST LUNDGREN.

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